shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
oppression; suppression; pressure
people; men and women; each person; everybody
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
blood relationship; blood relative
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to keep in mind; to memorize
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to flare up; to fly into a rage
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
at the last moment; this late in the game
all you have to do is; just; that's all
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
personal combat; one-to-one fight
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
power; authority; influence
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
preservation; retainment; keeping